No Belly Button After Hernia Repair? (photo)

    Although there are many ways to manipulate a belly button, including suturing it to underlying tissue to deepen it, you will probably need several maneuvers to make the belly button look more natural.  Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of tummy tucks each year.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

These can be very difficult cases. When you have a large umbilical hernia it can obliterate your belly button appearance and even compromise the blood supply. When you have your hernia fixed it can compromise the blood supply to the belly button as well. It looks like you have enough skin. I would go see a plastic surgeon and see if they can open the incision and tack the belly button back down to your abdominal wall. It looks like that is all you need from what I can see in your photos.

An umbilicoplasty may be the procedure for you.  You should give it 6 months or so to heal before undergoing the procedure.

The navel is present, in its proper location. The navel is just a scar to begin with, and now it is still a scar, but looks different. The main issue I see is the absence of depth. Let the area heal for at least three months. Once the scar is soft and mature, an umbilicoplasty can be done to restore a more normal appearance. 

All the best. 

The umbilicus is nothing but a scar.  Your umbilicus is still visible but has not depth to it.  This can be improved by a minor surgical procedure but I would give you another 3 - 4 months to fully heal before proceeding with a revision.